The International institute of Space Law (IISL) will co-host a conference with the Indonesian Society of International Law (ISIL) on The Role of Law in an Asian Space Age: Institutions & Applications, on 6-7 June 2011 at Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH), a leading private university in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The conference follows upon the heels of the 2011 Asia-Pacific Regional Round of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition, which will take place from 3-5 June at the same location.

The conference will feature four sessions focusing on the following themes: (1) Rule-Based Governance in Outer Space – Currents, Constraints and Contemporary Transformations; (2) Regional Organisations in Asia; (3) Satellite Applications for the Betterment of Humanity; and (4) Commercial Space and Telecommunication Satellite Operations.